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Hekia Parata
New Zealand politician
Patricia Hekia Parata (born 1 November ) is a former New Zealand public servant, diplomat, and politician.
After a career as a senior public servant, Parata was a member of the New Zealand House of Representatives, representing the National Party, from until She served as the Minister of Education in the Fifth National Government.
Early life, family and education
Born and raised in Ruatoria, Parata shares Scottish, Irish, English, Ngāi Tahu and Ngāti Porou ancestry. She was one of ten children to her mother, Hīria Te Kiekie Reedy of Ngāti Porou.
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Her maternal grandfather was Arnold Reedy.[1] Her father, Ron Parata, was of Ngāi Tahu descent and was raised in Puketeraki, near Dunedin. He served in the Māori Battalion and was a teacher and then principal at Ngata Memorial College in Ruatoria.
Tame Parata, a Member of Parliament from to , was Hekia Parata's great-great-grandfather.[2]
One of Parata's sisters, Nori Para